Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar pays tribute to Dilip Kumar, says icon was epitome of dignity, graciousness
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The 76-year-old veteran screenwriter said while Marlon Brando may be synonymous with method acting, but Kumar was way ahead of the Hollywood actor.
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The 98-year-old star died on Wednesday following prolonged illness at a city hospital here. The one adjective I associate most with Dilip Saab is dignity. Besides being an excellent actor he was an epitome of dignity, graciousness and refinement. He was way ahead of his time, Akhtar, who served as a writer on Kumar s films like Mashaal , Kranti and Duniya , said in a text message to PTI.
Kumar was 98 and ailing for some time before his death on Wednesday morning.
Born Mohammed Yusuf Khan in 1922 in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, he was known by the screen name of Dilip Kumar once he joined Bollywood in the 1940s.
Bollywood icon: Dilip Kumar, one of India s most respected actors and known for his roles as a tragic hero in Bollywood films, has died, his family says. Pictured in September 2008 With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago, Faisal Farooqui, a relative, posted on the actor s Twitter account early on Wednesday morning.
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July 8, 2021
Bollywood veteran actor Dilip Kumar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday due to age-related illness, his family has confirmed. He was 98. “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago,” Faisal Farooqui posted on Kumar’s official Twitter. “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return,” said the thespian’s longtime aide Faisal Farooqui in a tweet at daybreak.
Farooqui said that the grief-struck family is discussing the funeral modalities and the last rites are likely to be held at the Juhu Muslim Cemetery in Santacruz west, around 5pm this evening. Around 9.30am, an ambulance carrying Dilip Kumar’s body left for his home in Bandra west, with his wife of 55-years Saira Banu Khan accompanying along with some family members. The actor had been witnessing age-related health issues for
When Javed Akhtar visited Dilip Kumar at the hospital after his 94th birthday
Paying tributes to Dilip Kumar, noted lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar said the screen icon was ahead of his time and was an epitome of dignity, graciousness and refinement . The 98-year-old star died on Wednesday following prolonged illness at a city hospital. With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return, said the thespian s longtime aide Faisal Farooqui in a tweet. The one adjective I associate most with Dilip Saab is dignity. Besides being an excellent actor he was an epitome of dignity, graciousness and refinement. He was way ahead of his time, Akhtar, who served as a writer on Kumarâs films like Mashaal , Kranti and Duniya , said to PTI.
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